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May 4, 2011

Mother's Day Fingerprint Candles

A few months ago, the kids drew pictures on tissue paper to make these Artwork Candles. For Mother's Day this year, I wanted to use the same concept to make a gift for the grandmas and great-grandma. This time, we used acrylic paints to make a cute thumbprint/fingerprint picture for our candles.

I was so pleased at how well the acrylic paints worked to make a bright and colorful scene on our candles.

How cute are these for a Mother's Day gift?

Just like the Artwork Candles we made before, these were surprisingly easy to make.

1. Cut a piece of tissue paper slightly smaller than the size of your candle.

2. Put a piece of waxed paper down to protect your work surface (the paint will leak through the tissue). Then dip fingertip in acrylic paint and press on tissue paper to make the flower petals and bumblebee bodies. ( I found it worked best to dip in the paint, press on a piece of scrap paper to remove some of the excess, then press on the tissue paper. )

Making the flower petals.

Adding the yellow centers.

3. Using paint or marker, add additional details to your picture. I also wrote the words " Happy Mother's Day" in the bee's trail, added each child's name next to their flower and added the year.

Painting on the grass.

The girls made the flowers and my son made the bumblebees.

4. Allow your paint to dry, then wrap the tissue paper around the candle.

Wrap the tissue paper around the candle.

5. Get a piece of waxed paper and wrap it on top of your tissue paper design. Use the excess waxed paper as a handle.

Adding the layer of waxed paper.

6. Using a heat embossing gun or hair dryer, blow hot air over your design. As the wax begins to melt, you'll see the white tissue paper start to disappear and your design will look brighter. You may need to move your waxed paper handle so you can apply heat to the whole candle.

Notice how the tissue paper has melted in to the right of the flower.

7. Carefully remove the waxed paper to reveal your decorated candle. You'll see that your artwork has now become part of the candle itself.

These are adorable! I had a similar idea that I posted last week. Not with fingerprints but printed images. I love it when I find someone on the same wavelength so to speak! You can check mine out here:

This is awesome, and so unique! When my kids were little we always made special things for their grandparents, like sweatshirts with their handprints. I know those things were treasured as I'm sure these candles will be!

My Dollar Store has awesome battery operated white pillar candles--I assume the same technique would work on those, right?? May have to give it a try, as they give of the prettiest glow when turned on. Thanks for a great post!

The dollar tree led pillar candles I found did not work as well do to having such a thin layer of wax on the candle itself, I went to walmart and got the led candles there and they have alot more wax on them for it to work :) hope this helps

Anonymous, the actual blowdrying doesn't take long (maybe 3 minutes), but you'll find that it takes a few minutes to get the tissue paper in position, wrap around the waxed paper, go over any spots that need a little more melting,etc. If you're doing it with a group, I'd suggest having another adult or two there with additional hairdryers so you can do a couple at a time (especially since the girls will probably be finishing up their drawings/paintings at about the same and just be waiting on you to help with the last step). Hope this helps!

Hi, just found your blog. I love this idea! I have a question before I go buy supplies--I can't tell from the picture, buy "tissue paper" do you mean kleenex or the sort of tissue paper one would put in a gift bag? I hope this isn't a stupid question! Thanks.

I also saw another way to get designs on your tissue paper. Go to graphics pixie to get printables. place a piece of tissue smaller than your printer paper. tape it all around. Run printed message on tissue paper. Be sure tissue paper is pointed up so it is printed on it. Remove paper and continue as you suggest.

I just want to confirm - you use one piece of tissue paper for the artwork, and then a piece of wax paper as the "handle". The wax paper will melt the tissue paper into the candle but won't melt itself? So you can remove the wax paper easily at the end?

Hi, my daughter and i just finished making 3 of these. They look awesome, but the tissue paper is starting to peel away a bit. Do you think it would ruin the design if i sprayed it with a coat of modge podge?

i just used plain old paper under the tissue paper to protect my workspace and taped the tissue paper to the candle using scotch tape to keep it in place while i blow-dried it. when it was time to do the edges, i just pulled the tape off and it was held in place by the rest of the tissue paper that was already integrated into the candle.

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